Quote of the Day

Posted on March 14, 2017 by tosenkarski

Now science has presented us with a hope called stem cell research, which may provide our scientists with many answers that have for so long been beyond our grasp.

Nancy Reagan

Word of the Day

Posted on February 24, 2017 by tosenkarski

Word of the Day: Rowen

Pronunciation: /’rouən,ˈrōən/

Definition: (noun)

1) a second growth of grass or hay in one season.

2) A stubble field left unploughed until late in the autumn, so that it can be cropped by cattle.

Etymology: Middle English: from an Old Northern French variant of Old French regain ‘an increase.’

On this Day in History

Posted on January 30, 2017 by tosenkarski

On this Day in History in 1790: Lifeboat 1st tested at sea, by Mr Greathead, the inventor.

Word of the Day

Posted on January 30, 2017 by tosenkarski

Word of the Day: Equivoque

Pronunciation: /ˈekwəvōk,ˈēkwəˌvōk/

Definition: (noun)

1) an equivocal term; an ambiguous expression.

2) a play on words; pun.

3) double meaning; ambiguity.

Etymology: Equivoque entered English in the late 1300s, and was originally spelled equivoc. It derives from the Late Latin term aequivocus meaning “ambiguous.”